Enterprise-class Service Opens its Doors
by Michael Garrity
Enterprise-class Service Opens its Doors
Like Prometheus, enterprise-class Web and cloud systems monitoring company Monitis is bringing power usually ...
Path.To Helps Job Seekers Find The One
by Michael Garrity
Path.To Helps Job Seekers Find The One
Finding "The One" can be difficult, not to mention stressful. It requires patience, optimism and a real ...
The 1st Annual Tech Startup Draft
by Linc Wonham
The 1st Annual Tech Startup Draft
Friday marks Day 2 of one of the most entertaining events in sports - the National Football League's amateur ...
Slowing Down? Time for a WCM Health Check
by Linc Wonham
Slowing Down? Time for a WCM Health Check
CoreMedia has released a free online diagnostic tool that allows digital professionals to test the current ...
Google Crushes Spinners and Spammers
by Pete Prestipino
Google Crushes Spinners and Spammers
The much anticipated over-optimization penalty has arrived, and the most roguish (or simply the most ...
Viva La Resolution
by Linc Wonham
Viva La Resolution
There's a new screen resolution taking over the Web these days. While the 1024 x 768 resolution has been the ...
Five Easy Ways to Go Green on the Web
by Michael Garrity
Five Easy Ways to Go Green on the Web
Happy Earth Day, loyal Website Magazine readers! Some say that it ain't easy going green, and that sentiment ...
Grammatical Gaffes on the Web are the Worstest
by Michael Garrity
Grammatical Gaffes on the Web are the Worstest
They're maybe one or too things wrong with this sentence your reading, or may be even five - quite possibly ...
Watch Out, Here Comes Meteor
by Allison Howen
Watch Out, Here Comes Meteor
If you're into building apps, you might want to check out a new platform called Meteor, which is a Web ...
Watch Out Performance Marketers
by Pete Prestipino
Watch Out Performance Marketers
Those within the performance marketing community might want to pay attention - it looks as though there is a ...
Ten New Joomla Extensions Worth Trying
by Linc Wonham
Ten New Joomla Extensions Worth Trying
Earlier this week, Joomla announced that it had surpassed 30 million downloads in its brief but, many would ...
BigDoor Offers New Gamified Rewards Program
by Michael Garrity
BigDoor Offers New Gamified Rewards Program
Gamification is currently one of the hottest online marketing trends because it has proved to be a highly ...
Ring Up Conversions with Keyword Call Tracking
by Linc Wonham
Ring Up Conversions with Keyword Call Tracking
Online marketing is not for the faint of heart. In addition to navigating a spectrum of digital channels and ...
Aria Billing Platform Adds International Flavor
by Michael Garrity
Aria Billing Platform Adds International Flavor
Cloud billing and subscription management solutions provider Aria Systems has made some major updates to the ...
FTC on Privacy Recommendations
by Pete Prestipino
FTC on Privacy Recommendations
The Federal Trade Commission has published its final list of recommendations for how companies should protect ...
Ebooks Ready for Prime Time at Lulu
by Michael Garrity
Ebooks Ready for Prime Time at Lulu
Since the eBook explosion, Lulu has been one of the top names in self-publishing and format conversion in the ...
Crush the competition with Punchtab's CRUSH
by Allison Howen
Crush the competition with Punchtab's CRUSH
A new Klout-like service has just hit the market - and it goes by the name of CRUSH. The service comes from ...
B2B Metrics Aren't Measuring Up
by Michael Garrity
B2B Metrics Aren't Measuring Up
A survey by marketing automation solution provider Pardot reveals that a significant number of ...
FormTek Brings Five New Extensions to Alfresco
by Peter Devereaux
FormTek Brings Five New Extensions to Alfresco
Content management receives only modest attention from the digital media community. The role that the ...
Return to Sender: Inbox Placement Rates Plunge
by Linc Wonham
Return to Sender: Inbox Placement Rates Plunge
Worldwide inbox placement rates declined sharply in the second half of 2011, according to the latest Global ...
Ad Verification: What the Heck is it?
by Peter Devereaux
Ad Verification: What the Heck is it?
If there's one adage that everyon e who works in online advertising should keep in mind, it is that accidents ...
The Fast, Right or Pretty Principle
by Peter Devereaux
The Fast, Right or Pretty Principle
The speed at which the virtual world turns for digital workers is phenomenal. It moves so fast in some ...
Stat Watch: IT Loses Control
by Peter Devereaux
Stat Watch: IT Loses Control
The control that IT departments once had over technology and technology-related decisions within businesses ...
The State of Daily Deals
by Peter Devereaux
The State of Daily Deals
Roses and Sunshine, or Thorns and Storms? The daily deal market might have lost some of its luster after the ...
Making the Move to a Dedicated Server
by Pete Prestipino
Making the Move to a Dedicated Server
Although it can be a bummer, there does come a time when all of us have to grow up, fly the nest and make it ...
Price it Right and Prepare for Profit
by Linc Wonham
Price it Right and Prepare for Profit
There is no doubt that today's consumers are spending more money on the Web than any other time in history, ...
Pinterest is Not Influencing Purchasing Decisions
by Allison Howen
Pinterest is Not Influencing Purchasing Decisions
It is no secret that Pinterest has taken the Internet by storm, reaching the elevated status of a top 30 site ...
LiveRail Integrates TRUSTe for OBA Compliance
by Pete Prestipino
LiveRail Integrates TRUSTe for OBA Compliance
The mere presence of behavioral advertising continues to rile privacy advocates, but some interesting ...
FB Storefront Solutions Explored
by Pete Prestipino
FB Storefront Solutions Explored
Social media has changed everything. Not only has it improved the lives of more than a billion users ...
Target Users with Incentives by Behavior, Browsing Patterns
by Pete Prestipino
Target Users with Incentives by Behavior, Browsing Patterns
It doesn't take a mastery of big data to understand that knowing a user's buying behavior and browsing ...
Here Come the Want Buttons
by Pete Prestipino
Here Come the Want Buttons
Facebook is certainly causing a stir in the digital marketing community with the introduction of Timelines, ...
Real-time Landing Page Optimization with Unbounce
by Linc Wonham
Real-time Landing Page Optimization with Unbounce
Landing page optimization firm Unbounce and marketing software company HubSpot have announced an integration ...
Weekend Warriors: 7 Steps to Successful QR Codes
by Linc Wonham
Weekend Warriors: 7 Steps to Successful QR Codes
QR Codes have become the new marketing piece for businesses and their brands. The awareness of a QR Code is ...
Shopify Contest Yields Big Money and Bigger Ideas
by Linc Wonham
Shopify Contest Yields Big Money and Bigger Ideas
Back in June, ecommerce platform Shopify invited Web entrepreneurs to enter its $500,000 Build-A-Business ...
MediaMind: The Sidekick Banner Format Performs Best
by Pete Prestipino
MediaMind: The Sidekick Banner Format Performs Best
Digital advertising solution provider MediaMind has released a new study that examines the best performing ...
Apache Releases New Version of HTTP Server
by Linc Wonham
Apache Releases New Version of HTTP Server
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is celebrating the 17th anniversary of the Apache HTTP Server with the ...
Get Satisfaction with Live Chat
by Pete Prestipino
Get Satisfaction with Live Chat
In what may just be the first technology-based implementation of Knowledge Base Optimization principle, live ...
Two-tenths of a Second to Form a First Web Impression
by Pete Prestipino
Two-tenths of a Second to Form a First Web Impression
When viewing a website, it takes users less than two-tenths of a second to form their first impression, ...
Contact Zone Enhances Data Quality Management
by Linc Wonham
Contact Zone Enhances Data Quality Management
A new open-source data integration software optimized for sophisticated contact data quality has been ...
The High Cost of Low Website Performance
by Linc Wonham
The High Cost of Low Website Performance
With technological progress also come greater expectations from users, and a new survey reveals that today's ...
Here's What's Hot - 13 Super Startups to Watch
by Linc Wonham
Here's What's Hot - 13 Super Startups to Watch
The Web world moves at a furious pace, and digital workers can miss the next big thing in the blink of an ...
The .ORG Registry Grows 10 Percent
by Pete Prestipino
The .ORG Registry Grows 10 Percent
The Public Internet Registry (PIR) - which manages the .ORG extension, this week released the results of its ...
Heatmaps, Mouse Tracking and Recordings at SurveyGizmo
by Pete Prestipino
Heatmaps, Mouse Tracking and Recordings at SurveyGizmo
Online survey software solution SurveyGizmo and Clicktale, a provider of customer experience analytics ...
Go.PRO Sale Breaks Registry Record
by Pete Prestipino
Go.PRO Sale Breaks Registry Record
RegistryPro's recent premium domain name auction was its most successful to date, and the sale of the Go.PRO ...
Avalara Growth Comes from OEM Partnerships
by Pete Prestipino
Avalara Growth Comes from OEM Partnerships
Sales tax automation service Avalara announced that Cube Six, developers of enterprise management platform ...
Time Spent Wasted at Work - 12 Percent
by Pete Prestipino
Time Spent Wasted at Work - 12 Percent
Time tracking platform DeskTime released some interesting data showing that the average employee will spend ...
Faster Response Times from HubSpot and Ifbyphone
by Allison Howen
Faster Response Times from HubSpot and Ifbyphone
For marketers, shorter lead response times are a huge factor when it comes to boosting sales and closing more ...
The Next Game Changer
by Peter Devereaux
The Next Game Changer
This is an interesting time in the history of digital experiences, marked by the post-desktop era that is ...
Here's How jQuery is Creating the Interest in Pinterest
by Linc Wonham
Here's How jQuery is Creating the Interest in Pinterest
Startup social networking site Pinterest has been gaining a lot of attention recently - most of it good, but ...
Master List of Learning Management Systems
by Pete Prestipino
Master List of Learning Management Systems
The quest for knowledge is never-ending, and Web workers positioned to share their expertise might consider ...
Daily Deals come to Bank of America
by Pete Prestipino
Daily Deals come to Bank of America
Bank of America is testing out the deals market. The bank will begin testing a service that will allow ...
Playing the Landing Page Game
by Allison Howen
Playing the Landing Page Game
Marketers can now play a game to help them create better landing pages. Yes, you read that right - play a ...
Getting Feedback with Influence
by Allison Howen
Getting Feedback with Influence
Have you ever asked for feedback from your peers about a design or presentation, but quickly gotten way too ...
Cool" New Server Rack Technology from Fujitsu"
by Michael Garrity
Cool
Fujitsu is claiming, based on a recent test, that its PRIMERGY CX1000 Cloud eXtension server rack technology ...
Screencasts with Screenr
by Allison Howen
Screencasts with Screenr
Have you ever tried to explain how to do something through words, but couldn't quite get your point across? ...
Would You Benefit from a Tag Management System?
by Michael Garrity
Would You Benefit from a Tag Management System?
Ask any online professional about analytics, and you may spend hours hearing about their vital importance in ...
Lifetime Value of Daily Deals
by Pete Prestipino
Lifetime Value of Daily Deals
Perhaps the most hyped retail business model in the history of commerce, daily deal sites present merchants ...
Spreebird Stretching its Virtual Wings
by Pete Prestipino
Spreebird Stretching its Virtual Wings
Local.com's Spreebird recently announced that its daily deal service now features a deal ranking technology ...
GlobalOne Continues Growth with Weblinc Acquisition
by Michael Garrity
GlobalOne Continues Growth with Weblinc Acquisition
Cloud services firm GlobalOne is really trying to live up to its name, stretching its business even further ...
10 API's to Integrate within Your Next Website/Application
by Pete Prestipino
10 API's to Integrate within Your Next Website/Application
To stand out with today's more savvy and sophisticated user, you'll need to push the boundaries and be ...
How Your Business Can Get an A+ on Google+
by Michael Garrity
How Your Business Can Get an A+ on Google+
Google's social network hasn't provided Facebook with the competition that many thought it would when Google+ ...
The Meaning Behind Color - What Choice Evokes the Best Response
by Allison Howen
The Meaning Behind Color - What Choice Evokes the Best Response
Color is one of the most fascinating things in the world. It attracts attention, evokes emotion and can ...
Slow Start for Daily Deals in 2012?
by Pete Prestipino
Slow Start for Daily Deals in 2012?
Can the daily deals marketplace keep up the pace? According to data from Susquehanna Financial Group and ...
Shopatron Clients See Increases in 2011
by Michael Garrity
Shopatron Clients See Increases in 2011
There are now over 1000 brands across the world that use Shopatron's retail-integrated ecommerce solution, ...
Those London Deals are Calling
by Pete Prestipino
Those London Deals are Calling
There's an obvious need for daily deal site that serve a national audience, but everyone knows that to ...
Groupigg Enters Latin American Market
by Pete Prestipino
Groupigg Enters Latin American Market
White-label daily deal software provider Groupigg is launching a site aimed squarely at Spanish-speaking ...
Google Knows Best - Page Titles and CTRs
by Michael Garrity
Google Knows Best - Page Titles and CTRs
It wouldn't be outrageous to assert that page titles are the most important information that most searchers ...
Optimizing the Exit Rate Metric
by Pete Prestipino
Optimizing the Exit Rate Metric
As a website marketer you should always be looking for areas to improve. Whether you are a content publisher, ...
Check Out My Deals Magazine from WhereYouShop
by Pete Prestipino
Check Out My Deals Magazine from WhereYouShop
Chicago-based WhereYouShop, a deals site serving both national and local deals throughout chicagoland and ...
OfficeDrop Continues Quest to Make Paper Obsolete
by Michael Garrity
OfficeDrop Continues Quest to Make Paper Obsolete
The original idea of OfficeDrop was a good one: to allow users to scan paper documents and then manage, ...
KDP Select Pays Out Big for Top Self-Published Authors
by Michael Garrity
KDP Select Pays Out Big for Top Self-Published Authors
Aspiring self-published authors, it may just be your time to shine. Earlier today, Amazon released a ...
Merchandising, Marketing & Metrics
by Pete Prestipino
Merchandising, Marketing & Metrics
The Three M's of Social Commerce When Mark Zuckerburg coined the term "social graph" to refer to the network ...
Is Pinterest Doomed to Fail?
by Pete Prestipino
Is Pinterest Doomed to Fail?
The Web's newest digital darling, in case you haven't heard, is Pinterest. The social curation and ...
BuySAFE & MarketLive Join Forces
by Pete Prestipino
BuySAFE & MarketLive Join Forces
Ecommerce software provider MarketLive and Buysafe, a provider of conversion and customer satisfaction ...
Creating Share-Worthy Digital Experiences
by Peter Devereaux
Creating Share-Worthy Digital Experiences
We are starting a new chapter in the digital era, one that is governed by two emerging trends, the "always ...
Biggest Web Blunders of 2011
by Linc Wonham
Biggest Web Blunders of 2011
It's been an eventful year on the Web, to say the least. The editors of Website Magazine have spent the past ...
Get Listed - Merchant Marketing for 2012
by Allison Howen
Get Listed - Merchant Marketing for 2012
There is a new Scrooge in town, and it goes by the name of Amazon. The retail giant that stocks everything, ...
How to Gamify Your Website
by Peter Devereaux
How to Gamify Your Website
Fun for users, Gamification is being taken seriously by today's Web brands Gamification is a way of adding ...
Navigation Tips Users Will Love
by Peter Devereaux
Navigation Tips Users Will Love
Among the many causes of website abandonment, poor navigation is a key contributor. Without a clear path to ...
Simple Website Creation from Hostpoint
by Michael Garrity
Simple Website Creation from Hostpoint
No programming skills? No problem! Switzerland's largest webhosting provider, Hostpoint, just launched SITES, ...
New Tools Available in HootSuite App Directory
by Allison Howen
New Tools Available in HootSuite App Directory
The HootSuite App Directory, which went live in November, has launched application support for three new ...
Responding to Negative Reviews: Can You Hear Me Now?
by Peter Devereaux
Responding to Negative Reviews: Can You Hear Me Now?
When the modern consumer wants to voice an opinion about something, they have no shortage of tools at their ...
webOS Now Open Source - ENYO Coming
by Peter Devereaux
webOS Now Open Source - ENYO Coming
Hewlett Packard announced last week that webOS was going open source. The mobile operating system was ...
Online Freelance Jobs to Double in 2012
by Linc Wonham
Online Freelance Jobs to Double in 2012
While global economies continue to struggle with job creation, online work thrived this year with 650,000 new ...
The Who, Why and How of Online Data
by Linc Wonham
The Who, Why and How of Online Data
Just about every business today has an online presence. Whether they are selling products, advertising, ...
Ten Totally Awesome jQuery Plugins
by Linc Wonham
Ten Totally Awesome jQuery Plugins
December has finally arrived, which means that the Web will be flooded with end-of-the-year lists for the ...
See You in Court
by Linc Wonham
See You in Court
There's a reason why Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and every other major technology company ...
Personalization - Web Marketing's Holy Grail
by Linc Wonham
Personalization - Web Marketing's Holy Grail
What does "personalization" really mean? You'll be forgiven if you have absolutely no idea. As trendy ...
Screenshot Capture Tool for Dropbox
by Pete Prestipino
Screenshot Capture Tool for Dropbox
Screenshots apps are a virtual dime-a-dozen, but CloudShot could prove very valuable for Dropbox users. ...
Drop The Turkey, Get Back to Work
by Pete Prestipino
Drop The Turkey, Get Back to Work
Xobni has released the results of its 2nd annual survey of holiday email behavior and it's pretty dismal. If ...
Zulily Opts for the Power of StrongMail
by Linc Wonham
Zulily Opts for the Power of StrongMail
Daily deal site zulily recently announced that it has standardized all of its batch, triggered and lifecycle ...
Optimize the Kindle Fire Experience with Monetate
by Pete Prestipino
Optimize the Kindle Fire Experience with Monetate
Personalization and targeting provider Monetate has announced support for the Kindle Fire in its cloud-based ...
A Slick Job-seeking Tool from SlideRocket
by Linc Wonham
A Slick Job-seeking Tool from SlideRocket
Never before has it been so important or more difficult to stand out in the crowded job market. But online ...
MAJOR Google Algorithm Changes - November 2011
by Pete Prestipino
MAJOR Google Algorithm Changes - November 2011
Google announced several algorithm changes this week which carry the potential to dramatically impact ...
Watch Out: Millennials in the Workforce
by Allison Howen
Watch Out: Millennials in the Workforce
The Internet is just as important as air, water, food and shelter, according to one in every three college ...
Trick or Treat? The Truth About Today's Shoppers
by Linc Wonham
Trick or Treat? The Truth About Today's Shoppers
With the height of the holiday shopping season just weeks away, it's in the best interest of online retailers ...
MailChimp Announces Two New Integrations
by Michael Garrity
MailChimp Announces Two New Integrations
Email marketing and list management company MailChimp has had a busy couple of days. Donor Tools On ...
Mongoose Metrics Launches QR Call Tracking
by Michael Garrity
Mongoose Metrics Launches QR Call Tracking
The hottest ticket of the fall was to the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, and it was there that ...
Training Web Workers... The Jedi Way
by Pete Prestipino
Training Web Workers... The Jedi Way
Just as the Web evolves, the companies and individuals working on the Web must also evolve. New technologies ...
Meta Descriptions on Google and Bing
by Michael Garrity
Meta Descriptions on Google and Bing
The use of meta description tags as a method of optimizing a site's placement in search engines has, for the ...
Slingshot Study Shows Google SERP Superiority
by Michael Garrity
Slingshot Study Shows Google SERP Superiority
Recently, Slingshot SEO conducted a study on user behavior in an attempt to determine the impact of page-one ...
Trust in Web Marketing - Security Sells
by Pete Prestipino
Trust in Web Marketing - Security Sells
Within the December 2011 issue, one business category in focus was the financial world. The most successful ...
Friday 15 for Web Pros
by Pete Prestipino
Friday 15 for Web Pros
Friday is the perfect opportunity to take a moment and look back at the most important and interesting ...
Daily Deal Deluge
by Peter Devereaux
Daily Deal Deluge
These days, it seems as if you can't go very far on the Internet without running into a daily deals site. ...
Hacking Away At Hacking
by Allison Howen
Hacking Away At Hacking
Have you ever been hacked, but don't know how it happened? If your answer is yes, you are not alone - ...
Sometimes Simplicity Saves the Day
by Linc Wonham
Sometimes Simplicity Saves the Day
The death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has cast a pall over the technology industry that he helped create. ...
Reviews at Kelkoo with Reevoo
by Pete Prestipino
Reviews at Kelkoo with Reevoo
Shopping comparison website Kelkoo is adding product, retailer and service reviews to all ten of its European ...
Yahoo! & ABC News Form Information Alliance
by Michael Garrity
Yahoo! & ABC News Form Information Alliance
In a huge announcement made early this morning, two global media powerhouses, Yahoo! and ABC News, revealed ...
Breaking: Google Trusted Stores Arrive
by Pete Prestipino
Breaking: Google Trusted Stores Arrive
How do consumers know what the best store is as they shop online? Google will tell them, of course. The ...
Complaint Boards Put Scammers on High Alert
by Linc Wonham
Complaint Boards Put Scammers on High Alert
No business on the Web can afford to be on the receiving end of too many poor reviews or, worse yet, called ...
Report Studies User Experience of Financial Websites
by Michael Garrity
Report Studies User Experience of Financial Websites
Web-based usability testing tool Usabilla recently conducted a study on the user experience, as well as ...
The State of Product Feed Management
by Pete Prestipino
The State of Product Feed Management
The savviest Web merchants, those looking to expose more consumers to more of their products more often, rely ...
Top 50 Web Brands for 'Net Professionals
by Peter Devereaux
Top 50 Web Brands for 'Net Professionals
There are nearly There are nearly 200,000,000 active websites on the 'Net. Billions of dollars are spent ...
Ideal Web Technology
by Peter Devereaux
Ideal Web Technology
The idea that the human body is a model of perfection has existed for millennia, originating in ancient Rome ...
One-stop Shop for Daily Deals
by Allison Howen
One-stop Shop for Daily Deals
Recently, daily deal sites have been the topic of conversation for many reasons - from headlines about the ...
Weekend Warrior: Beginner's Guide to QR Code Marketing
by Linc Wonham
Weekend Warrior: Beginner's Guide to QR Code Marketing
While your own Web enterprise may not have the resources of a Best Buy, Target or Home Depot, there is a ...
Webtrends Studies the Splinternet
by Michael Garrity
Webtrends Studies the Splinternet
A study conducted by Forrester Consulting, and commissioned by Webtrends, that examines "the effect that the ...
Survey Reveals Online Fraud Concerns
by Allison Howen
Survey Reveals Online Fraud Concerns
According to a new survey, one-third of consumers claim that they will make more purchases online than in ...
Offermatic Launches New Marketing Channel
by Michael Garrity
Offermatic Launches New Marketing Channel
Wednesday saw the debut of OfferMatch, the first pay-for-performance marketing channel from Offermatic. ...
Final Cut Pro X Updates Released
by Michael Garrity
Final Cut Pro X Updates Released
Recently, Apple released the first major update to their wildly popular Final Cut Pro X video editing ...
Google Plus Opens Up to the Public
by Allison Howen
Google Plus Opens Up to the Public
Google has opened up the exclusive gates of Google+ to the public. Over a 90-day trial period for Google+, 91 ...
MBO Partners Launches Site for Independent Workforce
by Michael Garrity
MBO Partners Launches Site for Independent Workforce
Earlier this month we saw the release of data from the inaugural Independent Workforce Index, a study ...
Baynote and Monetate Announce Partnership
by Allison Howen
Baynote and Monetate Announce Partnership
A new partnership between Baynote and Monetate aims at creating a more engaging and personalized shopping ...
Trumpia Upgrades White Label Reseller Program
by Michael Garrity
Trumpia Upgrades White Label Reseller Program
Multi-Channel Marketing and Messaging solutions provider Trumpia has announced the enhancement of its White ...
Introducing Get.com
by Michael Garrity
Introducing Get.com
Today at DEMO Fall 2011, we saw the launch of a product discovery service that helps users quickly find the ...
Bright Outlook for Online Workers
by Linc Wonham
Bright Outlook for Online Workers
Online employment platform Elance has released the results from its annual survey on small business hiring ...
World's Best Web Master?
by Pete Prestipino
World's Best Web Master?
Holed up in the confines of cubicles, gleaning insights, parsing data, tweaking this, optimizing everything - ...
Newsstand App Coming from Digital Publishing Suite
by Michael Garrity
Newsstand App Coming from Digital Publishing Suite
I don't know how something like this hasn't been developed yet for the iPad, and how it wasn't Apple that ...
Does Everyone Have Clout? Or Klout?
by Allison Howen
Does Everyone Have Clout? Or Klout?
Klout, a tool that measures social media influence, has announced that the site now provides Klout scores for ...
AspDotNetStorefront Releases MultiStore 9.2
by Linc Wonham
AspDotNetStorefront Releases MultiStore 9.2
AspDotNetStorefront, provider of the world's leading .NET shopping cart, has released the latest version of ...
Why Conversion Optimization Fails
by Peter Devereaux
Why Conversion Optimization Fails
There are many reasons why your attempts at conversion optimization could fail. If you avoid the mistakes ...
Blowing the Doors Off Mind Mapping
by Pete Prestipino
Blowing the Doors Off Mind Mapping
For some reason mind mapping software has earned a special place in my virtual heart. They are useful for ...
Online Workers in High Demand
by Linc Wonham
Online Workers in High Demand
While the overall employment picture remains relatively bleak as the U.S. heads into the Labor Day weekend, ...
Create a Reel Presentation
by Allison Howen
Create a Reel Presentation
Creating a slideshow presentation is simple, but now accessing that presentation online and getting feedback ...
Boxwire Interview with Rob Thomas Jr.
by Allison Howen
Boxwire Interview with Rob Thomas Jr.
Boxwire, an online suggestion box, is a tool that businesses can use to improve their reputation. When ...
Strong Dropbox Alternatives To Consider
by Michael Garrity
Strong Dropbox Alternatives To Consider
With over 25 million users, around 200 million files shared per day and some estimating their worth at nearly ...
Are Your Online Reviews Hurting You?
by Allison Howen
Are Your Online Reviews Hurting You?
A new study shows that negative online reviews and comments strongly influence the purchasing decisions of ...
Boxwire Interview
by Allison Howen
Boxwire Interview
Boxwire, an online suggestion box, is a tool that businesses can use to improve their reputation. When ...
App Publishing Made Easier
by Michael Garrity
App Publishing Made Easier
Why didn't anyone think of this before? After working at Apple for three years, Paul Canetti left to work on ...
Bing Tools Reduce Risk of Removal
by Michael Garrity
Bing Tools Reduce Risk of Removal
Remember when you took all of that time to create the perfect website, and then you went through the process ...
Stumble Upon Releases an Explore Feature
by Allison Howen
Stumble Upon Releases an Explore Feature
The new explore feature from StumbleUpon provides users with a search engine-like aspect that allows ...
User Experience Report on Travel Websites
by Pete Prestipino
User Experience Report on Travel Websites
Web-based usability testing tool Usabilla published an interesting report today on the user experience and ...
Zoho Makes Online Meetings Easy with HTML
by Allison Howen
Zoho Makes Online Meetings Easy with HTML
Zoho, a company that offers on-line business, productivity and collaboration applications, has announced an ...
Reseller Edition for CM4all Sites to be Revealed
by Michael Garrity
Reseller Edition for CM4all Sites to be Revealed
Content Management AG (CM-AG), one of the world's leading developers of Web-based applications, recently gave ...
Fighting Webspam on Google
by Michael Garrity
Fighting Webspam on Google
There is hardly anything more annoying than trying to run a quick Google search for something simple and ...
Online Employment Report Shows Record Earnings
by Linc Wonham
Online Employment Report Shows Record Earnings
Elance has released its quarterly Online Employment Report, revealing strong momentum in online work during a ...
nanoRep Promises Instant, Accurate Ticketing System
by Michael Garrity
nanoRep Promises Instant, Accurate Ticketing System
A potentially big change could be coming to ecommerce thanks to a help-desk software company called nanoRep, ...
New Program for Independent Consultants
by Allison Howen
New Program for Independent Consultants
MBO Partners, a leader in the $250-billion independent consulting sector in America, has unveiled a ...
Maxymiser Delivers for Online Floral Leader
by Michael Garrity
Maxymiser Delivers for Online Floral Leader
The romantics among us are probably familiar with Teleflora, the world's leading online flower service that ...
7 Billion People Partners with Commission Junction UK
by Allison Howen
7 Billion People Partners with Commission Junction UK
Commission Junction UK has announced a partnership with 7 Billion People. The partnership will allow ...
The Best Web Tools for Businesses
by Michael Garrity
The Best Web Tools for Businesses
Business advice start-up BestVendor released the data from a survey they implemented recently and it provides ...
Buying Google +1 Clicks
by Michael Garrity
Buying Google +1 Clicks
Google announced it has already attracted 25 million visitors to Google+, which some reports say could make ...
IE Users Aren't So Dumb After All
by Allison Howen
IE Users Aren't So Dumb After All
The "study" that claimed Internet Explorer users are not as intelligent as other browser users seems to have ...
Marketing Compliance in the Education Lead Space
by Pete Prestipino
Marketing Compliance in the Education Lead Space
When it comes to lead generation in the education (college and university) space, few things matter more than ...
The Website as a Business Resume
by Peter Devereaux
The Website as a Business Resume
By Roy Chomko, Adage Technologies To say your business's website is important is nothing new to most smart ...
Try it on with a Virtual Mirror
by Allison Howen
Try it on with a Virtual Mirror
Ecommerce merchants have found an innovative way to build consumer confidence in augmented reality. While not ...
Codero Makes Upgrades to Online Portal
by Linc Wonham
Codero Makes Upgrades to Online Portal
Dedicated, managed and cloud hosting provider Codero recently introduced some enhancements to its online ...
Self-service Tag Management with Tealium iQ
by Linc Wonham
Self-service Tag Management with Tealium iQ
Tag Management solutions provider Tealium has announced the launch of Tealium iQ, a new self-service product ...
Distributed Key Technology from AppMobi
by Pete Prestipino
Distributed Key Technology from AppMobi
appMobi released an authentication technology today dubbed cloudKey which could change ecommerce security for ...
Parameter Handling in Google Webmaster Tools
by Pete Prestipino
Parameter Handling in Google Webmaster Tools
Google announced that it has made several major improvements to the way it handles parameters within URLs. ...
Small Businesses Calling for Web Help
by Peter Devereaux
Small Businesses Calling for Web Help
Small business owners understand the importance of Internet marketing, but also realize that help may be ...
Mazooma Introduces Micropay-in-a-Box
by Linc Wonham
Mazooma Introduces Micropay-in-a-Box
With 25-percent year-over-year growth, digital content is currently the fastest-growing sector of ecommerce. ...
This Deals Startup Actually Has Game
by Linc Wonham
This Deals Startup Actually Has Game
A new company called Squarz says its goal is to change the way merchants view retail marketing and the way ...
ServInt Upgrades VPS Resources by 33 Percent
by Linc Wonham
ServInt Upgrades VPS Resources by 33 Percent
Managed hosting provider ServInt has begun implementing the largest free Virtual Private Server (VPS) ...
Booqoos Launches Online Deal Marketplace
by Linc Wonham
Booqoos Launches Online Deal Marketplace
A new company of interest launched in the competitive daily deals space last week. Called Booqoos, the ...
What The Web's Saying About Google Plus
by Linc Wonham
What The Web's Saying About Google Plus
Google CEO Larry Page confirmed this week, as predicted, that the company's new social network has surpassed ...
Making the Case for Ruby on Rails
by Peter Devereaux
Making the Case for Ruby on Rails
Since its inception in 2004, Ruby on Rails has increased in popularity on its way to becoming a mainstay in ...
Google Moves Similar Sites/Pages
by Pete Prestipino
Google Moves Similar Sites/Pages
A thread in the Google Web Search Help forum indicates that Google has moved the similar sites link found ...
Google +1 Reporting with Webmaster Tools
by Linc Wonham
Google +1 Reporting with Webmaster Tools
Last week was a busy one for Google, and summer vacationing Webmasters may have missed the global release of ...
Mobile Movers and Shakers
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Movers and Shakers
The mobile Web and mobile applications are here to stay. For many, mobile may present the biggest and best ...
Manage Multiple QR Codes with ScanTag
by Linc Wonham
Manage Multiple QR Codes with ScanTag
Many Web marketers and designers who have to create multiple QR codes for a wide range of clients with ...
New Publisher Tool from StumbleUpon
by Linc Wonham
New Publisher Tool from StumbleUpon
Web recommendation site StumbleUpon has created a new widget designed to help keep users on the websites they ...
Getting Started with Frameworks
by Linc Wonham
Getting Started with Frameworks
If you find yourself spending hours coding, recoding and coding again, know that there are some benefits to ...
Visual Communication App From LucidChart
by Linc Wonham
Visual Communication App From LucidChart
A Web-based visual communication application called LucidChart has recently become available with full ...
Get Started with Frameworks
by Peter Devereaux
Get Started with Frameworks
If you find yourself spending hours coding, recoding and coding again, know that there are some benefits to ...
Microlending with Kiva & Visa in Your Town
by Pete Prestipino
Microlending with Kiva & Visa in Your Town
Microlending website Kiva and payments provider Visa announced a program that will provide microloans to ...
Summer Productivity Down? There's an App for That
by Linc Wonham
Summer Productivity Down? There's an App for That
Business owners, if half your workforce fails to show up on Tuesday, July 5, there's a good chance that there ...
PageRank Update the Most Important Ever?
by Peter Devereaux
PageRank Update the Most Important Ever?
After nearly six months of waiting, word is out that Google has just pushed out new PageRank values. This is ...
Getting to Know Structured Data Markup
by Peter Devereaux
Getting to Know Structured Data Markup
HTML5, Microdata and the Rel=Attribute Familiarizing one's self with the modern markup languages, semantic ...
Bringing the Brick-And-Mortar Vibe to Buying Online
by Peter Devereaux
Bringing the Brick-And-Mortar Vibe to Buying Online
More and more, consumers are leaving brick-and-mortar stores to buy online. In fact, countless reports from ...
Growing Fast Doesn't Have to Be Dangerous
by Peter Devereaux
Growing Fast Doesn't Have to Be Dangerous
You and I thought Facebook had a fast start, until Groupon took off. So we have a new definition of fast. In ...
Message Marketing with Mind Maps
by Peter Devereaux
Message Marketing with Mind Maps
Interests, Behaviors and Beliefs To work efficiently and effectively as a marketer (whether independently or ...
B2B Deals with RapidBuyr and BuyerZone
by Pete Prestipino
B2B Deals with RapidBuyr and BuyerZone
Daily deals site RapidBuyr, which focuses on national and local deals for small and mid-size businesses) has ...
Charset Checkup (HTML5)
by Pete Prestipino
Charset Checkup (HTML5)
HTML5 is revolutioning nearly every facet of Web work - from applications to layout/design. It's importance ...
GoDaddy Goes .XXX
by Pete Prestipino
GoDaddy Goes .XXX
Godaddy announced that it will be selling the new .XXX extension, joining approximately fifty other ...
Honey Badger: Bing Webmaster Tools
by Peter Devereaux
Honey Badger: Bing Webmaster Tools
Bing announced several updates to its Webmaster Tools platform. The name of the update is Honey Badger to ...
Google's Author Tag - Conduits to Richer Writer Profiles
by Peter Devereaux
Google's Author Tag - Conduits to Richer Writer Profiles
This week Google announced support for "authorship markup" which will help the search engine connect its ...
Winning the Digital Wars through Web Presence Optimization
by Peter Devereaux
Winning the Digital Wars through Web Presence Optimization
Building Brand Awareness and Loyalty By Jonathan Lawoyin, eWayDirect There are two major challenges for every ...
Inbox Inspection Now Free for MailChimp Subscribers
by Linc Wonham
Inbox Inspection Now Free for MailChimp Subscribers
MailChimp has announced that its popular Inbox Inspection tool is now offered free of charge for all monthly ...
Microdata Wins - Schema.org Brings Richer Web
by Pete Prestipino
Microdata Wins - Schema.org Brings Richer Web
Google, Bing and Yahoo jointly announced a new initiative today at Schema.org to create and support a common ...
Easy Start to Website Success
by Pete Prestipino
Easy Start to Website Success
While there are no "secrets" to owning or operating a successful website, there is one incredibly important ...
Today's Daily Deals Explosion
by Pete Prestipino
Today's Daily Deals Explosion
It seems as if every time you turn around there is some new announcement in the hyper-local daily deals ...
Google +1 for Web Publishers
by Pete Prestipino
Google +1 for Web Publishers
Google formally released the +1 button today. This "social recommendation" and "annotation" feature is a new ...
Marketing Automation and Lead Scoring
by Pete Prestipino
Marketing Automation and Lead Scoring
The big list of marketing automation software solutions/platforms Website Magazine published recently as well ...
Information Efficiency Survey from Iron Mountain
by Pete Prestipino
Information Efficiency Survey from Iron Mountain
According to a recent survey of 5,500 company records managers conducted by Iron Mountain, it sees that while ...
Compuware, Gomez Introduce New APM Solution
by Linc Wonham
Compuware, Gomez Introduce New APM Solution
Compuware Corporation has announced a new release of its integrated application performance management (APM) ...
Is PayPal on the Ropes?
by Michael Phillips
Is PayPal on the Ropes?
The hits are coming fast and furious to PayPal in what's adding up to be the most serious threats to the ...
Ping Identity Streamlines Authentication
by Pete Prestipino
Ping Identity Streamlines Authentication
Ping Identity released PingFederate released a solution this week dubbed Cloud Identity Connectors which ...
Top Source of Traffic & Conversion
by Pete Prestipino
Top Source of Traffic & Conversion
: Email Dominates in Traffic & Conversion : SeeWhy studied a sampling of 60,000 ecommerce transactions in ...
Four Award-Winning Websites That Inspire Us
by Michael Phillips
Four Award-Winning Websites That Inspire Us
The Horizon Interactive Awards have announced the 2010 winners and, as usual, it's an impressive array of ...
Future of Open Source Bright
by Pete Prestipino
Future of Open Source Bright
Results from the fifth annual Future of Open Source Survey were released this week and the future looks ...
Working on the Web and the Millennial Effect
by Linc Wonham
Working on the Web and the Millennial Effect
A new study released by online employment platform Elance examines job seekers born after 1981 and their ...
Marketing in the Morning
by Michael Phillips
Marketing in the Morning
Ericsson, the Sweden-based mobile company, recently conducted a survey that found 35 percent of U.S. Android ...
Study Reveals Surprising Perception of Online Fraud
by Linc Wonham
Study Reveals Surprising Perception of Online Fraud
A new joint study from ThreatMetrix and the Ponemon Institute explores consumer sentiment surrounding the Web ...
Is WebGL a Security Problem?
by Pete Prestipino
Is WebGL a Security Problem?
Researchers from Context Information Security have warned that the WebGL standard undermines the security ...
MediaMath Opens Up the DSP
by Pete Prestipino
MediaMath Opens Up the DSP
MediaMath, a provider of cross-exchange ad management and technology services, has released Brain Algorithm ...
Online Writers Take a Hit in Q1 Jobs Report
by Linc Wonham
Online Writers Take a Hit in Q1 Jobs Report
Freelancer.com has released the Freelancer Fast 50, which is the company's findings on the fastest-growing ...
Listen Up, Folks: Google Finally Talks Panda
by Linc Wonham
Listen Up, Folks: Google Finally Talks Panda
We've written a lot about Google's recent algorithm update nicknamed Panda and how it might affect businesses ...
Increasing Time on Site - 3 Simple Steps
by Pete Prestipino
Increasing Time on Site - 3 Simple Steps
The Time Has Come to Increase Your Time on Site Most online marketers and website owners tend to measure the ...
Double the Security at 1&1
by Pete Prestipino
Double the Security at 1&1
If you're concerned about your website's availability - pay attention to this. Web hosting provider 1&1 ...
Multimedia Press Releases Get 77-percent More Views
by Linc Wonham
Multimedia Press Releases Get 77-percent More Views
Distributing press releases through services such as PR Newswire has for years been a highly effective ...
Movers & Shakers: ChannelAdvisor
by Pete Prestipino
Movers & Shakers: ChannelAdvisor
Ecommerce platform provider ChannelAdvisor, a software provider that helps retailers manage sales (through ...
Delicious Acquired; Will Bookmarking Rebound?
by Pete Prestipino
Delicious Acquired; Will Bookmarking Rebound?
Social bookmarking service Delicious has been acquired by Avos, a new Internet company headed by YouTube ...
Datafeed Solutions that Work
by Linc Wonham
Datafeed Solutions that Work
Datafeeds are both valuable files and processes for transferring product information from one system to ...
Keyword Stuffing Alt Tags for Google?
by Pete Prestipino
Keyword Stuffing Alt Tags for Google?
A rather interesting thread in the Google Webmaster Help forum addresses the role that alt tags (and stuffing ...
Write Product Descriptions that Sing - and Sell
by Linc Wonham
Write Product Descriptions that Sing - and Sell
Much has been made about Google's new search algorithm and how it affects different businesses on the Web. ...
Managing Crisis Control
by Michael Phillips
Managing Crisis Control
Crisis can hit any business, at any time. It could be a missed shipment (affecting one customer) or a failed ...
Spring Reading for Web Pro's - Weekend Warrior
by Pete Prestipino
Spring Reading for Web Pro's - Weekend Warrior
Website Magazine produces a suggested reading list for its readers once every few months and (lucky you) ...
Experience, Education or Connections?
by Pete Prestipino
Experience, Education or Connections?
Career network Beyond.com polled more than 1,600 job seekers recently to learn what is most helpful to ...
Specific Media Receives QAG Certification from IAB
by Pete Prestipino
Specific Media Receives QAG Certification from IAB
Specific Media announced today its certification through the Interactive Advertising Bureau's (IAB) new Ad ...
Daily Deal Aggregation at Offers.com - Saturation?
by Pete Prestipino
Daily Deal Aggregation at Offers.com - Saturation?
Last week Offers.com announced the debut of its Local City Deals at the Daily Deals Summit in New York City. ...
Publisher? You're Ready for RTB say PubMatic
by Pete Prestipino
Publisher? You're Ready for RTB say PubMatic
PubMatic, a "sell-side" platform for publishers interested in monetizing through direct ad sales, released ...
What to Know About Google +1 for Web Professionals
by Michael Phillips
What to Know About Google +1 for Web Professionals
Another change is taking place with Google's search rankings, on the heels of Google's Farmer Update. This ...
Ensuring a Quality Web Application Experience
by Peter Devereaux
Ensuring a Quality Web Application Experience
The Web provides users immediate, around-theclock access to myriad online services, increasingly through the ...
The Dangerous World of Do-Not-Track Legislation
by Peter Devereaux
The Dangerous World of Do-Not-Track Legislation
Internet advertising has come a long way since the early days of the simple banner. Today, ads can be ...
CPC Campaigns - Best Time of Day
by Pete Prestipino
CPC Campaigns - Best Time of Day
What is the best time of day to run your CPC campaigns? A recent study conducted by online customer ...
20 User Review Websites Critical to Small Business
by Michael Phillips
20 User Review Websites Critical to Small Business
According to an internal analysis of small business search results, Marchex - a provider of small business ...
Google, Yahoo Jump on the Do-Not-Track Bandwagon
by Michael Phillips
Google, Yahoo Jump on the Do-Not-Track Bandwagon
As the debate over do-not-track legislation rages on, Google and Yahoo continue to take steps hoping to ...
Publishflow the Real Deal in Real Time Competitive Monitoring
by Pete Prestipino
Publishflow the Real Deal in Real Time Competitive Monitoring
Kontexto, a provider of real time web services for media publishers, has released a live competitor ...
Heatmaps - It's Getting Hot in Here
by Pete Prestipino
Heatmaps - It's Getting Hot in Here
Leveraging Heat Maps for Optimal Customer Experience, Better Design and Deeper Engagement The benefits of ...
Younger Generations Don't Want Your Business
by Michael Phillips
Younger Generations Don't Want Your Business
According to a new report from Forrester Research, just six percent of youths 12-17 years-old want to be ...
BuySafe and Merchant Conversions
by Pete Prestipino
BuySafe and Merchant Conversions
In the seemingly never ending quest to increase website conversions, Internet professionals routinely explore ...
Mastering Web Fundamentals
by Pete Prestipino
Mastering Web Fundamentals
Whether you have spent one day or many years as a Web professional, there is always something more that can ...
Small Business Web Swings OPEN
by Linc Wonham
Small Business Web Swings OPEN
American Express OPEN has agreed to become the first sponsor for The Small Business Web, a network of ...
Web 360 - The Fundamentals of Web Success
by Pete Prestipino
Web 360 - The Fundamentals of Web Success
Website Magazine is pleased to announce the availability of our first book - Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web ...
UserVoice is Full Service - Kudos
by Pete Prestipino
UserVoice is Full Service - Kudos
Soliciting feedback and providing support to customers is an ongoing challenge for website owners and ...
What Google's Farmer Update Means to Your Business
by Michael Phillips
What Google's Farmer Update Means to Your Business
Google announced what may ultimately be one of the biggest changes to their algorithm yet. From the Official ...
Mark Your Calendars: the IPv6 Internet Address System
by Michael Phillips
Mark Your Calendars: the IPv6 Internet Address System
The last five blocks of Internet addresses that use the original IPv4 protocol system were handed out to the ...
Get Busy With Bing Webmaster Tools
by Pete Prestipino
Get Busy With Bing Webmaster Tools
It is common for search marketers to become so consumed with Google that they often forget about another ...
PlayTime Now With Demographics
by Peter Devereaux
PlayTime Now With Demographics
One of the issues for video advertising has been that it is difficult to understand who exactly is viewing ...
Demand for Web Workers Continues to Rise
by Linc Wonham
Demand for Web Workers Continues to Rise
Online employment platform Elance has released its quarterly report, revealing record-setting hiring by small ...
E-books Becoming Big Business
by Michael Phillips
E-books Becoming Big Business
Research firm Yankee Group estimates that the U.S. e-book market will reach $2.7 billion in sales in 2013, up ...
How to Win Snap Decisions on the Web
by Pete Prestipino
How to Win Snap Decisions on the Web
People make snap decisions when they browse the Web. They look for the familiar and the trusted, and they are ...
Tax Talk for Online Freelancers
by Linc Wonham
Tax Talk for Online Freelancers
According to the year-end data from companies such as Elance and oDesk, the freelance Web workforce is ...
Time to Put Joost on Your Radar
by Michael Phillips
Time to Put Joost on Your Radar
Joost has seen its share of incarnations (and owners) over the past few years and this time it is plunging ...
Tapjoy Feels the Love
by Pete Prestipino
Tapjoy Feels the Love
Social and mobile applications are where the money is at, and Tapjoy is feeling the love. The provider of ...
NewsTrak Clips Enhanced at BusinessWire
by Pete Prestipino
NewsTrak Clips Enhanced at BusinessWire
Media distribution service Business Wire released an enhanced version of its media monitoring service ...
Welcome Back Spammers (Not)
by Pete Prestipino
Welcome Back Spammers (Not)
Spammers took holiday in the fourth quarter of 2010 but they have returned (in a big way) according to the ...
Battle for SSL Dominance Heats Up
by Pete Prestipino
Battle for SSL Dominance Heats Up
The December 2010 Alexa-Netcraft SSL Index was released recently and it seems the battle for dominance in the ...
$10 Million in Series B Funding for [x+1]
by Pete Prestipino
$10 Million in Series B Funding for [x+1]
Online targeting vendor [x+1] has closed a $10 million Series B funding round led by Intel capital. [x+1] ...
Does it Work? Yahoo! Contributor Network
by Michael Phillips
Does it Work? Yahoo! Contributor Network
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. In Part 1, we explain the ins and outs of Yahoo Contributor Network, ...
Beat the Blues After the Rush
by Linc Wonham
Beat the Blues After the Rush
The books have closed on a record-setting holiday season, with comScore reporting that online spending in the ...
FTC Says, "No Cookie For You!
by Peter Devereaux
FTC Says,
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has heard the outcry from consumers - "Do not track me!" And, the FTC is ...
Five Important Trends for Every Business in 2011
by Michael Phillips
Five Important Trends for Every Business in 2011
As 2010 draws to a close, it's time to turn our attention to another year. Another decade, actually, that ...
Ten Golden Principles for a Successful Web App
by Peter Devereaux
Ten Golden Principles for a Successful Web App
For the past few years we have seen a growing movement of applications - from traditional desktop ...
Dealing with Findability Disaster
by Peter Devereaux
Dealing with Findability Disaster
As Business owners, it is rare to completely satisfy every client, every time. However, these days if one ...
The Press Release Optimization Triangle
by Peter Devereaux
The Press Release Optimization Triangle
By Christine O'Kelly Press releases tend to rank quickly in organic search and news results - often within ...
Exploring Yahoo Contributor Network
by Peter Devereaux
Exploring Yahoo Contributor Network
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. In Part 2, we put Yahoo Contributor Network through its paces - a ...
Why the Smart Money is On PayPal
by Peter Devereaux
Why the Smart Money is On PayPal
Of all of the titans of the Web industry right now, few have put themselves in as enviable a position as ...
Online Media Market's Strong Outlook
by Michael Phillips
Online Media Market's Strong Outlook
The economic recovery might be slow but at least one sector is adding jobs at a respectable rate. Internet ...
2010's Top 20 Tomes for Web Pro's
by Pete Prestipino
2010's Top 20 Tomes for Web Pro's
As holiday decorations are now likely hung around your computer (with care of course) and virtual Web sugar ...
Big Day for Bing: Massive Upgrades, Miniscule Gains
by Linc Wonham
Big Day for Bing: Massive Upgrades, Miniscule Gains
Microsoft's Bing introduced a wide assortment of new search features on Wednesday, the same day that the ...
Online Employment Trends to Expect in 2011
by Linc Wonham
Online Employment Trends to Expect in 2011
Elance, the leading platform for online employment, has released its 2010 Year in Review as well as a preview ...
SSL Trials from Symantec/Verisign
by Pete Prestipino
SSL Trials from Symantec/Verisign
If you're in the market for a SSL Certificate - check this out. Symantec this week launched a free trial of ...
Start with Data in Landing Page Optimization
by Peter Devereaux
Start with Data in Landing Page Optimization
A Thorough, Modern Definition of Landing Page Optimization By Brian Deagan The term "optimization" is ...
Who Knew Groupon Would Deny Google? We Did!
by Michael Phillips
Who Knew Groupon Would Deny Google? We Did!
Sure, by now you've likely heard the news that Google has failed in its bid to buy Groupon. Apparently, $6 ...
Monster No Longer the No. 1 Jobs Site? Indeed
by Linc Wonham
Monster No Longer the No. 1 Jobs Site? Indeed
Job search engine Indeed.com officially became the largest jobs site in the U.S. by passing longtime leader ...
Optimizing the Comment Experience
by Pete Prestipino
Optimizing the Comment Experience
Commenting on the content of others is one of the great hallmarks of Web marketing. Not only do you get to ...
Yahoo's Contributor Network, Exploring the Freelance Marketplace
by Michael Phillips
Yahoo's Contributor Network, Exploring the Freelance Marketplace
Yahoo has fulfilled their vision when purchasing Associated Content six months ago. Rebranded as Yahoo ...
The Good and Bad of Google Instant Previews
by Michael Phillips
The Good and Bad of Google Instant Previews
Google Instant Previews, the latest of the search giant's innovations, gives the user the opportunity to see ...
CTR for Standard Banners Hit Bottom in '09
by Pete Prestipino
CTR for Standard Banners Hit Bottom in '09
MediaMind has released a report which shows that the global click-through rate on standard banners stopped ...
Collaboration Platform for Traditional Agencies
by Pete Prestipino
Collaboration Platform for Traditional Agencies
PBworks has introduced its PBworks Agency edition, a hosted suite of tools that improve collaboration among ...
Dex One Shutters Business.com
by Pete Prestipino
Dex One Shutters Business.com
Say "so long" to one of the great Web brands in 'Net history. Dex One announced today that it is realigning ...
Some Extra Gigabytes from SugarSync
by Pete Prestipino
Some Extra Gigabytes from SugarSync
SugarSync, makers of the award-winning SugarSync file sync, online backup and file sharing service, announced ...
IT Top Choice for Transitioning Veterans
by Pete Prestipino
IT Top Choice for Transitioning Veterans
Online network for professionals LinkedIn released data today providing insights that may help veterans find ...
Website Magazine Editorial Staff and Contributors
by Pete Prestipino
Website Magazine Editorial Staff and Contributors
Website Magazine's mission is to provide its community of Web professionals with access to practical guidance ...
Vocus Promotes Wagner to EVP and COO
by Pete Prestipino
Vocus Promotes Wagner to EVP and COO
On-demand marketing and PR software provider Vocus (parent company of PRweb) announced today the promotion of ...
Today Only - VeriSign Trust Seal for $1
by Linc Wonham
Today Only - VeriSign Trust Seal for $1
To help Web professionals prepare for the oncoming holiday rush, VeriSign is offering the VeriSign Trust Seal ...
Yahoo's Personalized Retargeting Can't Miss
by Linc Wonham
Yahoo's Personalized Retargeting Can't Miss
While one of the hottest topics on the Web today, retargeting is hardly a new concept for online marketers. ...
BrickFish CEO Means Business
by Pete Prestipino
BrickFish CEO Means Business
Social media solution Brickfish today announced that its Co-Founder and CEO Nichole Goodyear was honored with ...
Group Buying Platform for Publishers
by Pete Prestipino
Group Buying Platform for Publishers
Group buying site Tippr has launched PoweredByTippr, a white-label group buying platform for publishers ...
Top Joomla Extensions for Web Pro's
by Pete Prestipino
Top Joomla Extensions for Web Pro's
WordPress has the volume and Drupal gets the money, but what about Joomla? The content management system in ...
Millennials (Can Be) a Brand's Best Friend
by Linc Wonham
Millennials (Can Be) a Brand's Best Friend
Generation Y, aka "Buy", packs a powerful punch when it comes to a brand's online reputation. The most ...
Create Your Own Groupon Deals - Without the Headaches
by Linc Wonham
Create Your Own Groupon Deals - Without the Headaches
Anyone on the Groupon-watch the past two months knows that the enormously successful daily deals pioneer has ...
The All-new Myspace a Model of Rebranding
by Michael Phillips
The All-new Myspace a Model of Rebranding
After taking an absolute beating in the social media space, MySpace has finally made a change. And, at first ...
Meta-Recommendation Engine on FB
by Peter Devereaux
Meta-Recommendation Engine on FB
Social recommendation website DoTogether launched its Facebook mail application. The application providers ...
Digital Goods Payments from PayPal
by Pete Prestipino
Digital Goods Payments from PayPal
PayPal announced today that in late fall of this year it will be unveiling a payment solution for digital ...
Amazon Launching Free Usage Tier
by Pete Prestipino
Amazon Launching Free Usage Tier
Let's see other cloud-based providers match this - Amazon Web Services is offering developers a free usage ...
How Will You Monetize the Visual Web?
by Michael Phillips
How Will You Monetize the Visual Web?
Google recently predicted that display advertising will be a $5 billion industry by 2015. Yahoo! keeps ...
Web Publishers Rejoice - Check Out MediaPass
by Pete Prestipino
Web Publishers Rejoice - Check Out MediaPass
A compelling new service rolls out this week that is sure to attract the attention of Web publishers, ...
The Web Biz World in 2020
by Pete Prestipino
The Web Biz World in 2020
What will the global business landscape look like in ten yars? Will there be an influx of consumers from ...
AOL Diving into the Daily Deals Pool
by Linc Wonham
AOL Diving into the Daily Deals Pool
While recent reports have indicated that some merchants may be tiring of the daily deals craze, the online ...
Visa, MasterCard Change Policies; Amex Balks
by Linc Wonham
Visa, MasterCard Change Policies; Amex Balks
The two largest credit card companies in the world almost immediately settled a dispute filed in federal ...
Info Awards - Cast Your Vote
by Pete Prestipino
Info Awards - Cast Your Vote
Afilias, the registry operator for the .INFO top-level domain announced that public voting for the 2010 .INFO ...
AdReady, Display on Target for a Banner Year
by Linc Wonham
AdReady, Display on Target for a Banner Year
With online display advertising predicted to become a $50 billion industry by 2015, ignited by a projected ...
Goo.gl URL Shortener Now Public
by Pete Prestipino
Goo.gl URL Shortener Now Public
Goo.gl, the URL shortener Google launched last December, is now publicly available and can be used for any ...
The Future of Display? Better Ask Google
by Linc Wonham
The Future of Display? Better Ask Google
Twelve years ago this week, Google became officially incorporated and began its creation of the Web search ...
The Big Advantage of Being a Small Business
by Peter Devereaux
The Big Advantage of Being a Small Business
In a way, a small business has a distinct burden when compared to its larger counterparts - every single ...
The Virtual Currency Revolution
by Linc Wonham
The Virtual Currency Revolution
If you count yourself among the thousands of ecommerce professionals at the Shop.org Annual Summit in Dallas ...
Make Photos Interactive on Your Website
by Michael Phillips
Make Photos Interactive on Your Website
We all want our website visitors to spend more time on the site and interact with our content. Photographs ...
Is Javascript Making A Comeback?
by Peter Devereaux
Is Javascript Making A Comeback?
For a long period of time, the enriched-web juggernaut known as Adobe Flash seemed like it would remain the ...
5 Cool Tools for Web Professionals (and Amateurs)
by Peter Devereaux
5 Cool Tools for Web Professionals (and Amateurs)
As we prepare our next feature story for Website Magazine -- a guide to successful Web startups -- we have ...
The Next Great Web Startup
by Peter Devereaux
The Next Great Web Startup
The next edition of Website Magazine will provide a guide to success for Web startups. Valuable insights on ...
Behavioral Retargeting Code of Conduct
by Pete Prestipino
Behavioral Retargeting Code of Conduct
The IAB's Affiliate Marketing Council (AMC) has unveiled a new code of conduct for dealing with behavioral ...
Back to Work Fall Reading List from
by Pete Prestipino
Back to Work Fall Reading List from
Labor day has come and gone. The kids are back at school. The leaves (at least in the north) are starting to ...
Business Writing: The WIIFM Principle
by Peter Devereaux
Business Writing: The WIIFM Principle
WIIFM, What's In It For Me, are without a doubt, the most important five letters in your business writing, ...
Quality Score: Advanced Questions (and Answers)
by Peter Devereaux
Quality Score: Advanced Questions (and Answers)
If you've been advertising with Google AdWords for a little while, you probably have a handle on the basics ...
Comodo Offers HackerGuardian for SSL Certificate Purchase
by Pete Prestipino
Comodo Offers HackerGuardian for SSL Certificate Purchase
As Website Magazine gets closer to its upcoming Web hosting edition (distributed in October 2010), our ...
Recurring Sender Tool from Contactology
by Pete Prestipino
Recurring Sender Tool from Contactology
Contactology, a provider of email marketing software, announced today the implementation of its Recurring ...
Web Accelerators Improve Site Performance
by Linc Wonham
Web Accelerators Improve Site Performance
As greater numbers of consumers are going online in search of a faster, more convenient way to shop, ...
The Sad State of the Small Biz Web
by Pete Prestipino
The Sad State of the Small Biz Web
UK Web hosting provider Streamline.net's latest "Small Business Bytes Survey" has revealed some discouraging ...
Chasing the Real-Time Web Trends
by Pete Prestipino
Chasing the Real-Time Web Trends
Top 'Net Resources for Real-Time Search & Content Marketers Real-time search has arrived and it presents ...
Online Freelance Workforce Continues to Rise
by Linc Wonham
Online Freelance Workforce Continues to Rise
The Labor Day weekend got off to a dubious start with Friday's news that the nation's unemployment rate crept ...
The Head of the Back-to-School Class
by Linc Wonham
The Head of the Back-to-School Class
The calendar is winding down on the multitude of back-to-school promotions, but the Labor Day weekend and ...
nCircle Updates Scanning Service for PCI DSS Deadline
by Linc Wonham
nCircle Updates Scanning Service for PCI DSS Deadline
Web security and compliance auditing firm nCircle has updated its Certified PCI Scan Service for the ...
Abandon Digg Day Update
by Pete Prestipino
Abandon Digg Day Update
Digg users apparently deserted the site in droves for Reddit yesterday according to data from Web analytics ...
The Cost of Retargeting
by Linc Wonham
The Cost of Retargeting
With so much talk these days about privacy concerns on the Web, one of the biggest questions facing ...
Firms at Risk; Web Professionals Take Note
by Pete Prestipino
Firms at Risk; Web Professionals Take Note
A new Fasthosts Internet Ltd survey released earlier this month found that many firms do not have ...
Skype for Business - Let's Connect
by Pete Prestipino
Skype for Business - Let's Connect
Skype formally announced the launch of Skype Connect 1.0 (formely Skype for SIP). Straight out of beta, Skype ...
Gartner Report Sees Positive Outlook for WCM Market, Sitecore
by Linc Wonham
Gartner Report Sees Positive Outlook for WCM Market, Sitecore
IT research and analysis firm Gartner, Inc. has released its 2010 Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management ...
Did Philadelphia Lose Its Mind?
by Pete Prestipino
Did Philadelphia Lose Its Mind?
Or Is It The Smartest City in the U.S.? We're not the kind of group to get all political, but news this ...
Automated SSL Certificate Verification Service
by Pete Prestipino
Automated SSL Certificate Verification Service
Authentication and encryption service provider DigiCert has unveiled an automated SSL certificate ...
Groupon's GAP in Judgment
by Michael Phillips
Groupon's GAP in Judgment
Yesterday, Groupon launched its first national deal, teaming up with clothing retailer the Gap and spawning ...
Yahoo! Adds New Features for Store Owners
by Linc Wonham
Yahoo! Adds New Features for Store Owners
Yahoo! store owners are noticing some new features this week when they sign into Store Manager, the first ...
Angie's List Jumps on the Groupon Bandwagon
by Michael Phillips
Angie's List Jumps on the Groupon Bandwagon
Angie's List, the paid service that promises non-biased business reviews for consumers, has seen the light in ...
A Web Security Solution for the Business-minded
by Linc Wonham
A Web Security Solution for the Business-minded
Two of the most oft-spoken words in the Web industry today are security and compliance. Webmasters and ...
Why Do People Friend and Follow Brands?
by Michael Phillips
Why Do People Friend and Follow Brands?
Two separate studies have been released over the past week that show why people "friend" and "follow" brands ...
AdReady's Precision Campaigns Make Display More Accessible
by Linc Wonham
AdReady's Precision Campaigns Make Display More Accessible
There is no shortage of proof that online display advertising is back on firmer ground than it's been the ...
Website Heat Maps - Three Key Lessons
by Pete Prestipino
Website Heat Maps - Three Key Lessons
Website heat maps are used to give designers insights into which areas of a Web page are most frequently used ...
The Greatest Keyword Tool of All Time
by Peter Devereaux
The Greatest Keyword Tool of All Time
Google is set to release an updated version of its Keyword Tool which will combine features of the Keyword ...
Crowdsource Your Way to 'Net Success
by Peter Devereaux
Crowdsource Your Way to 'Net Success
You might think that crowdsourcing is simply the term du jour, but for many companies the benefits are ...
Follow the Money: IT Superhero's Top Elance, Again
by Peter Devereaux
Follow the Money: IT Superhero's Top Elance, Again
Elance released its quarterly Online Employment Report today and it shows a steady rise in earnings for ...
GreyStripe Extends Network to AdWhirl Users
by Peter Devereaux
GreyStripe Extends Network to AdWhirl Users
Mobile advertising network Greystripe announced integration with mobile advertising mediator AdWhirl which ...
Is the Website Becoming Irrelevant?
by Peter Devereaux
Is the Website Becoming Irrelevant?
Remember the day a few years ago when you reviewed your website traffic and discovered that most of your ...
Lose, Falter & Fail at Launch
by Pete Prestipino
Lose, Falter & Fail at Launch
There are millions of websites and businesses that show you (or try to show you) how to succeed. But few ...
Ask.com Comes Full Circle
by Michael Phillips
Ask.com Comes Full Circle
Ask.com is going back to its roots. The site is once again positioned to be a question-and-answer portal ...
Three Highly Effective Home Pages: What We Can Learn
by Michael Phillips
Three Highly Effective Home Pages: What We Can Learn
The website home page has gone through many transitions. We've seen the brochure-style page, the links-galore ...
Openbravo Establishes Place in Open-source ERP Market
by Linc Wonham
Openbravo Establishes Place in Open-source ERP Market
A 320-percent increase in downloads during the first half of 2010 has made Openbravo the leading Web-based ...
Bing's New Webmaster Tools
by Michael Phillips
Bing's New Webmaster Tools
Bing has updated their webmaster tools, based on suggestions from users. Those suggestions - more ...
About.com Makes a Power Move
by Michael Phillips
About.com Makes a Power Move
About.com is a veteran of the Internet age, going all the way back to 1996. And, up until very recently, it ...
Yahoo! to Webmasters: Optimize for Bing Now
by Linc Wonham
Yahoo! to Webmasters: Optimize for Bing Now
Implementation of the search alliance between Yahoo! and Microsoft is only weeks away now, two years after ...
Five Steps to Becoming Bing-ready
by Linc Wonham
Five Steps to Becoming Bing-ready
Ecommerce merchants have waited more than a year to find out how the Microsoft-Yahoo! search alliance will ...
Summer Reading for Web Workers (2010)
by Pete Prestipino
Summer Reading for Web Workers (2010)
The quantity of information on the Web can often seem overwhelming. The emails, feeds, and social comments ...
PMP for Internet Marketing
by Pete Prestipino
PMP for Internet Marketing
Those that are the most successful in Internet Marketing are generally those that embrace the fundamentals of ...
AppMakr Upgrades to Full iOS 4
by Pete Prestipino
AppMakr Upgrades to Full iOS 4
Self-service application creation platform AppMakr announced an upgrade which features full iOS 4 ...
Wize Acquisition Gives NexTag More to Offer
by Linc Wonham
Wize Acquisition Gives NexTag More to Offer
Comparison shopping site NexTag has announced the acquisition of product review site Wize, a purchase that ...
Digg Seeks Salvation
by Michael Phillips
Digg Seeks Salvation
Several weeks ago, I proclaimed that Digg is Deadd. So, when I received an invite to alpha test the new ...
Beat the Web Summer Doldrums
by Pete Prestipino
Beat the Web Summer Doldrums
Something strange happens in late June and early July: Web traffic (always) slows. Blame it on the uptick in ...
Commentary: Your Business in 2020
by Peter Devereaux
Commentary: Your Business in 2020
In June, 2010, Steve Jobs introduced the latest version of the iPhone. During his presentation of the new ...
Selling eBooks
by Pete Prestipino
Selling eBooks
The rise of e-books and e-readers opens new doors for potential business-to-business authors. One can ...
Business Marketing with FourSquare
by Peter Devereaux
Business Marketing with FourSquare
Foursquare, the popular social networking and activity application, recently announced that more than 700,000 ...
Conversion Cache: Blenders & Brilliance
by Peter Devereaux
Conversion Cache: Blenders & Brilliance
I often hear heated arguments over the merits of various testing approaches and consulting practices. Many ...
Google Rich Snippets
by Peter Devereaux
Google Rich Snippets
Representing Content the "New" Right Way Artificial intelligence may evolve to a point where computers ...
Writing Enticing Product Descriptions
by Karon Thackston
Writing Enticing Product Descriptions
If you want a challenge, try writing ecommerce product descriptions. Within a typical 60 to 70 words, you ...
Rethinking Reputation Management
by Peter Devereaux
Rethinking Reputation Management
The impact of social media on today's Web is unmatched; dare I say, even by search. When it comes to "going ...
Dex One Getting It Done
by Pete Prestipino
Dex One Getting It Done
Local marketing solution provider Dex One entered into a distribution agreement with Jingle Network, an ...
31 Back-to-School Keyword Targets
by Michael Phillips
31 Back-to-School Keyword Targets
For most students, summer is in full swing. Going back to school is far from the top of their minds. However, ...
Visa Rolls Out New Online Payment Service
by Linc Wonham
Visa Rolls Out New Online Payment Service
Launched today in Australia, Visa's new online transaction service is aimed at making it easier for teenagers ...
The Return of Direct Navigation
by Peter Devereaux
The Return of Direct Navigation
Trellian, a provider of Internet marketing solutions such as keyword research tool KeywordDiscovery.com, has ...
Net Briefs - August 2010
by Peter Devereaux
Net Briefs - August 2010
You already know that every issue of Website Magazine is filled with practical articles on a variety of ...
Microformats, Microdata and RDFa for Rich Snippets
by Pete Prestipino
Microformats, Microdata and RDFa for Rich Snippets
In order to display Rich Snippets Google first need to find content in one of several specific markup formats ...
Highlights of SMX Advanced
by Linc Wonham
Highlights of SMX Advanced
Below is a summary of the top sessions from this week's two-day SMX Advanced search marketing expo in ...
Sneak Preview of IRCE Chicago 2010
by Linc Wonham
Sneak Preview of IRCE Chicago 2010
The Internet Retailer 2010 Conference & Exhibition (IRCE), by far one of the largest gatherings for ...
myYearbook Brings the Chatter
by Pete Prestipino
myYearbook Brings the Chatter
One of the most-trafficked websites on the Internet is myYearbook.com - and it has been that way for years. ...
Notable WP Plugins Released This Week
by Pete Prestipino
Notable WP Plugins Released This Week
What's happening in the world of Wordpress plugins this week you ask? Below you'll find some newly released ...
Digg is Deadd
by Michael Phillips
Digg is Deadd
It was a good run, Digg.com. You certainly had a great idea and funneled plenty of Web traffic to ...
First Impressions After 90 Days on the Beat
by Linc Wonham
First Impressions After 90 Days on the Beat
Taking over a new beat or being given a new assignment is one of the great perks of being a journalist. Three ...
The (Web) Experience Advantage
by Pete Prestipino
The (Web) Experience Advantage
Take a moment to imagine what your customers are doing online, right now. Like you, they are engaged in ...
comScore: Website Tracking Service is Now Free
by Linc Wonham
comScore: Website Tracking Service is Now Free
Editor's note: This page is now archived. Please visit this page for updated information on tracking website ...
Google Result Positioning Matters... A Lot
by Pete Prestipino
Google Result Positioning Matters... A Lot
Chitika has released some interesting research related to the the value of a first position listing on ...
Is BP Reverse-Engineering Online Reputation Management?
by Michael Phillips
Is BP Reverse-Engineering Online Reputation Management?
Fewer stories will be remembered in 2010 as much as the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Its effects ...
Dynamic Effects for Plain Publications
by Pete Prestipino
Dynamic Effects for Plain Publications
WebPublished announced the launch of a rather innovative solution which enables content publishers to upload ...
B&N Offers Digital Distribution to Independent and Self-Publishers
by Linc Wonham
B&N Offers Digital Distribution to Independent and Self-Publishers
Independent publishers and self-published authors will be able to distribute their books and other works ...
Maponics Provides School Attendance Zone Boundaries
by Pete Prestipino
Maponics Provides School Attendance Zone Boundaries
Location-based data provider Maponics has released Maponics School Boundaries, a commercial GIS data product ...
Organic Click-Through Rate Rules
by Pete Prestipino
Organic Click-Through Rate Rules
Google Analytics has changed the game for SEO's looking to understand their performance with it's new Search ...
Import Photos to MS Office with iStockPhoto Plugin
by Pete Prestipino
Import Photos to MS Office with iStockPhoto Plugin
Say goodbye to clip art forever. Online stock image marketplace iStockphoto has made available a free plug-in ...
Grouply Has Free Alternative for Ning Users
by Linc Wonham
Grouply Has Free Alternative for Ning Users
Since last month's news that Ning would eliminate free social networks from its platform, other companies ...
Visual Attention Service from 3M Quite Remarkable
by Pete Prestipino
Visual Attention Service from 3M Quite Remarkable
This might be the coolest, most remarkable thing you'll come across today. A new Web-based visual attention ...
Mother's Day Shoppers Trust VeriSign Seal
by Linc Wonham
Mother's Day Shoppers Trust VeriSign Seal
Lesser-known ecommerce businesses are taking advantage of the new VeriSign Trust Seal to give Mother's Day ...
Landing Pages - Battle in the Brain
by Pete Prestipino
Landing Pages - Battle in the Brain
Understanding Roles, Personas and Cognitive Styles There is confusion in the landing page optimization ...
How Do You Respond to Negative Buzz?
by Michael Phillips
How Do You Respond to Negative Buzz?
Social media can be a great way to recruit brand advocates. But with its increased usage with consumers comes ...
Tips to Creating a Solid Link Building Strategy
by Pete Prestipino
Tips to Creating a Solid Link Building Strategy
Putting together a link building strategy might sound like a complicated task but if you put on your ...
Bit.ly Gets New, Improved Features
by Michael Phillips
Bit.ly Gets New, Improved Features
Bit.ly, one of the most popular link-shortening services, has undergone an overhaul, including some new ...
Marketing Report Reveals Digital Direction
by Linc Wonham
Marketing Report Reveals Digital Direction
The next trend in corporate marketing is going to be developing stronger internal digital marketing ...
Forming Online Joint Ventures
by Pete Prestipino
Forming Online Joint Ventures
This is the year of the joint venture. That is, if you plan on being part of one of the hottest and ...
Google Goes International with Rich Snippets
by Pete Prestipino
Google Goes International with Rich Snippets
Google announced the international availability of rich snippets on the Webmaster Central Blog this week. For ...
FetchBack's Recommendation-Powered Retargeting
by Pete Prestipino
FetchBack's Recommendation-Powered Retargeting
Businesses need to stay in front of their customers to stay competitive. Retargeting company FetchBack this ...
Time to Get Positive About Reviews
by Linc Wonham
Time to Get Positive About Reviews
One of the most popular posts to our blog last week reported on Google's plans to display product ratings and ...
Peer Influence Analysis Informs SMM Strategy
by Pete Prestipino
Peer Influence Analysis Informs SMM Strategy
Research company Forrester released an analytical framework today designed to aid marketers in reaching ...
File Sharing Service Gygan in Focus
by Pete Prestipino
File Sharing Service Gygan in Focus
Sharing big files can be a hassle, especially for those that don't have ready access to FTP. Fortunately, ...
Ping.fm Now Supports RSS
by Michael Phillips
Ping.fm Now Supports RSS
Ping.fm has become an essential tool for many Internet marketers because of its ability to post updates to ...
Trust Agents (Review): Brogan and Smith
by Pete Prestipino
Trust Agents (Review): Brogan and Smith
book review authored by Chris Catania Though it may sound simple to do in the age of social media, ...
Conversion Conference - It's all about the conversion
by Pete Prestipino
Conversion Conference - It's all about the conversion
If you're interested in getting more leads and sales from the visitor traffic you are receiving (and who ...
How Do You Compare to Google?
by Pete Prestipino
How Do You Compare to Google?
In early March, Google released its own SEO Report Card, an effort to provide the company's product teams ...
17 Ways to Invest in the Web
by Pete Prestipino
17 Ways to Invest in the Web
You're investing time and money in your business, so why not invest your profits in the broader Web ...
Marketo Aims for the Enterprise
by Pete Prestipino
Marketo Aims for the Enterprise
Marketing automation provider Marketo's spring release is focusing on security and scalability. The company ...
Climbing The Ranks with Optimized Press Releases
by Peter Devereaux
Climbing The Ranks with Optimized Press Releases
Want publicity? Submit an optimized press release, say today's leading online PR experts. Whether you're ...
Website House of Cards (Commentary)
by Peter Devereaux
Website House of Cards (Commentary)
On Inspiration & Innovation It's a commonly held notion that most small businesses fail within the first ...
Creating Influence and Trust in a Place of Uncertainty
by Peter Devereaux
Creating Influence and Trust in a Place of Uncertainty
Many marketing professionals believe that, because the Internet is a new medium, new rules and techniques ...
Test What Matters - Ignore the Rest
by Pete Prestipino
Test What Matters - Ignore the Rest
If you have done your homework after reading my previous columns about identifying landing page problems, ...
A Marketers Guide to Website Compliance
by Pete Prestipino
A Marketers Guide to Website Compliance
Is Your Website a Breeding Ground for Lawsuits? Chances are, your landing pages undergo heavier scrutiny than ...
The World of Digital Marketing in 2010
by Pete Prestipino
The World of Digital Marketing in 2010
by Christopher Petix, President of Clash-Media US The past couple of years have been all about squeezing as ...
Sponsored Comments Show High Click-Through Rates
by Linc Wonham
Sponsored Comments Show High Click-Through Rates
Initial results show that marketers using the Sponsored Comments forum are benefiting from very high ...
RIAs: Managing the Center of the Interactive Website Universe
by Pete Prestipino
RIAs: Managing the Center of the Interactive Website Universe
Website visitors are doing much more than just visiting site pages today. On every successful website, users ...
Autonomy's Meaning Based Marketing Upgrades
by Michael Phillips
Autonomy's Meaning Based Marketing Upgrades
Autonomy has updated its Meaning Based Marketing platform to give marketers deep insight into consumers' ...
Real Time Web Utilization for Internet Users
by Pete Prestipino
Real Time Web Utilization for Internet Users
There has been a lot written about the business side of the real time web. Many Internet companies have ...
The Virtual Economy and Online Gamers
by Pete Prestipino
The Virtual Economy and Online Gamers
Social intelligence provider Sometrics released some interesting numbers today, indicating that the virtual ...
SitePal Avatars Next Best Thing to Human
by Linc Wonham
SitePal Avatars Next Best Thing to Human
Gaining life through a unique technology called 3-D Photoface, an impressive new lineup of speaking avatars ...
eNom Resellers - GoDaddy Reseller Killer?
by Pete Prestipino
eNom Resellers - GoDaddy Reseller Killer?
Wholesale domain registrar eNom launched a new online storefront solution, dubbed Instant Reseller, which ...
Wufoo Gets (very) Notification Friendly
by Pete Prestipino
Wufoo Gets (very) Notification Friendly
Online form building service Wufoo announced this week that they have made some serious headway into real ...
25 Must-Have IE Add-ons for Web Professionals
by Pete Prestipino
25 Must-Have IE Add-ons for Web Professionals
One of the most popular weblog posts from last week was 23 Chrome Extensions for Web professionals. The ...
Peer-to-Peer Branding Losing Credibility
by Michael Phillips
Peer-to-Peer Branding Losing Credibility
In a recent survey by marketing firm Edelman, it was revealed that consumers are losing trust in each other, ...
bit.ly Pro Going Self-Service (Open Beta)
by Pete Prestipino
bit.ly Pro Going Self-Service (Open Beta)
URL shortening service bit.ly announced last week that since the launch of its Pro-level service, the demand ...
Slideshare Gets Channels
by Pete Prestipino
Slideshare Gets Channels
Online sharing community SlideShare launched a new service dubbed Channels which provides custom-branded ...
You Stink at Personalization
by Pete Prestipino
You Stink at Personalization
Recommendation service provider ChoiceStream, which provides its technology to many leading Internet ...
The Planet Slashes Prices
by Pete Prestipino
The Planet Slashes Prices
IT hosting provider ThePlanet announced some significant price reductions across its product line. Prices on ...
SquareSpace Platform Review
by Pete Prestipino
SquareSpace Platform Review
Whether you are an experienced coder or a newbie, a platform can be a powerful tool to help you set up a blog ...
LiveJournal & OLX Partner for Co-Branded Classifieds
by Pete Prestipino
LiveJournal & OLX Partner for Co-Branded Classifieds
Weblog hosting platform LiveJournal and online classied site OLX have launched a co-branded classified ...
Listen Up: AudioPal
by Pete Prestipino
Listen Up: AudioPal
If you want to add some quick but custom audio to your website and don't want to spend hours (or dollars) ...
Navigating the Real-Time Web
by Pete Prestipino
Navigating the Real-Time Web
A new style of search is emerging and it provides a radically different experience for the user. By Evan ...
Insights on Seals of Approval
by Pete Prestipino
Insights on Seals of Approval
Online commerce is thriving, even in the face of an economy that is still struggling to get back to full ...
IT Hiring; Opportunities Still Exist
by Pete Prestipino
IT Hiring; Opportunities Still Exist
Today's economic climate and amid high unemployment rates, it's easy to assume difficulties of finding work ...
Web Relief for Haitian Earthquake from iDotz
by Pete Prestipino
Web Relief for Haitian Earthquake from iDotz
iDotz.net, a domain registrar, announced today that its retail domain registration site will donate 100% of ...
Threat & Spamscape Forecast 2010
by Pete Prestipino
Threat & Spamscape Forecast 2010
Email messaging and Web security solution provider AppRiver released its year-end spam and virus repot, ...
KEMP Technologies New Load Balancing Act
by Michael Phillips
KEMP Technologies New Load Balancing Act
What do service providers need to stay relevant with their clients? More and better services, of course. KEMP ...
Domino's Pizza: Reverse Engineering Reputation Management
by Michael Phillips
Domino's Pizza: Reverse Engineering Reputation Management
Reputation management is a term often thrown around the Web as a way to respond to criticism (warranted or ...
Influentials are in Forums says PostRelease
by Pete Prestipino
Influentials are in Forums says PostRelease
According to a survey released today by PostRelease (the forum advertising network), people who contribute to ...
BlackBerry Still Dominates Smartphone Market
by Michael Phillips
BlackBerry Still Dominates Smartphone Market
A recent report by ComScore shows that, while the iPhone gets all the press, BlackBerry remains the ...
A Day In the Life of a Google Junkie
by Pete Prestipino
A Day In the Life of a Google Junkie
In the 10 years that I have been a Web professional (all of which I've spent developing and promoting ...
Inside the Online World - February 2010
by Pete Prestipino
Inside the Online World - February 2010
Are you familiar with the saying, "you can't manage what you can't measure"? Good - because we're about to ...
The Web's Most Popular Coupon Sites
by Pete Prestipino
The Web's Most Popular Coupon Sites
Want to reach consumers in the growing online coupon market? Below are five of the Web's most popular online ...
10 Simple Steps to Creating Effective Web Video
by Pete Prestipino
10 Simple Steps to Creating Effective Web Video
Does the prospect of creating Web video fill you with fear? If you've never done it before it can certainly ...
The 4C'sof Web Failure: Part Two
by Pete Prestipino
The 4C'sof Web Failure: Part Two
In the first installment of this two-part series, we reviewed the 4 C's of Web failure: Culture, Customers, ...
The IT Hiring Outlook: Opportunities Still Exist
by Pete Prestipino
The IT Hiring Outlook: Opportunities Still Exist
Today's economic climate and amid high unemployment rates, it's easy to assume difficulties of finding work ...
Findability Makeover 2009 Results
by Pete Prestipino
Findability Makeover 2009 Results
Happy New Year! Time really does fly when you are having fun and helping businesses find the optimal ...
Making Online Marketing Applications Work For You
by Pete Prestipino
Making Online Marketing Applications Work For You
A survey we recently conducted with nearly 600 online businesses shows that Web-based organizations continue ...
Differentiating Seals of Approval
by Pete Prestipino
Differentiating Seals of Approval
Online commerce is thriving, even in the face of an economy that is still struggling to get back to full ...
OneRiot to Monetize Real-Time Web
by Michael Phillips
OneRiot to Monetize Real-Time Web
OneRiot, a leader in the real-time search space has released a new product to target advertisements to users ...
Buyer Trend Study (2009) from Performics
by Pete Prestipino
Buyer Trend Study (2009) from Performics
Last week Performics released findings from an eight month study of consumer behavior which showed that ...
New Google Tool Tests Your Page for Calls to Action
by Michael Phillips
New Google Tool Tests Your Page for Calls to Action
Google Labs has a new tool that will show the portions of your Web page most visible by the average user. ...
The State of .INFO from Afilias
by Pete Prestipino
The State of .INFO from Afilias
Afilias, provider of Internet infrastructure services and registry for the .INFO domain, released its 2009 ...
2009's Best of Everything for Web Pro's
by Pete Prestipino
2009's Best of Everything for Web Pro's
This is the best part the year for content publishers. Not only do you get to make wild predictions about ...
Splash Pages with Meerkat
by Pete Prestipino
Splash Pages with Meerkat
Whether you want an additional opportunity to promote your own products and services need to squeeze in a few ...
Cross-Engine Keyword Richness Inquiry
by Pete Prestipino
Cross-Engine Keyword Richness Inquiry
The importance of keywords and phrases in domains, subdomain, folders, & page names What impact do ...
Tis the Season for Good Impressions (and Deeds)
by Pete Prestipino
Tis the Season for Good Impressions (and Deeds)
Most of us are hustling to get our work done before taking an extended break over the upcoming holiday, but ...
Learn, Collaborate and Network: Online Marketing Summit
by Pete Prestipino
Learn, Collaborate and Network: Online Marketing Summit
The Online Marketing Summit 2010 is an event unto itself. If you're serious about the promotion of your ...
Exclusive: Writing Better Copy for the Web 2.0 Landscape
by Pete Prestipino
Exclusive: Writing Better Copy for the Web 2.0 Landscape
by Bryan Eisenberg :: Being data-centric with the ability to use that data to communicate to your customers ...
Top Keyboards for Web Professionals
by Pete Prestipino
Top Keyboards for Web Professionals
Good Better Best HP Wireless Elite Keyboard List Price: $49.99 Price: $24.99 You Save: $25.00 (50%) Microsoft ...
High Impact Tweaks for Cyber Monday
by Pete Prestipino
High Impact Tweaks for Cyber Monday
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are right around the corner. Is your site prepared for the consumer rush? If ...
Online Recruitment at Zoho [Applicant Tracking]
by Pete Prestipino
Online Recruitment at Zoho [Applicant Tracking]
Online business application provider Zoho released Zoho Recruit today, an applicant tracking system that ...
SXSW Interactive Web Awards [Call for Entries]
by Pete Prestipino
SXSW Interactive Web Awards [Call for Entries]
Are you a "Web innovator" building and implementing tomorrow's design and development trends today? If so, ...
The Decade's Most Influential Internet Moments
by Michael Phillips
The Decade's Most Influential Internet Moments
The Webby Awards, handed out by New York's International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, have announced ...
GoDaddy versus Verisign [SSL Certificates]
by Pete Prestipino
GoDaddy versus Verisign [SSL Certificates]
With the online holiday shopping season fast approaching, SSL certificates (which provide server to browser ...
Top 50 Virtual Product Shelves
by Pete Prestipino
Top 50 Virtual Product Shelves
Website Magazine is here to bring you some pre-holiday cheer with a Top 50 list of the Web's premier virtual ...
Astaro Offers Free Firewall
by Pete Prestipino
Astaro Offers Free Firewall
Network security vendor Astaro released the Essential Firewall edition of its security solution Astaro ...
Web Trends for 2010: Additional Insights
by Maureen Alley
Web Trends for 2010: Additional Insights
Website Magazine spoke with many industry thought-leaders for the 2010 January cover story on Web trends. The ...
Exploring Loyalty Programs and Their Many Benefits
by Michael Phillips
Exploring Loyalty Programs and Their Many Benefits
Loyalty programs can be a highly effective way to build brand loyalty and encourage new brand advocates. From ...
PDF Shrink 4.5 for Windows
by Pete Prestipino
PDF Shrink 4.5 for Windows
If your daily duties as a Web professional include interaction with PDF documents, you'll want to read ...
The Wide World of Web Business Models
by Pete Prestipino
The Wide World of Web Business Models
By Maureen Alley, Managing Editor Web business models are as versatile as the businesses themselves. Whether ...
Rich Media Visibility Metrics
by Pete Prestipino
Rich Media Visibility Metrics
How do you know how much "visibility" your rich media ads are receiving? Short answer - you don't... but you ...
Voting Open for .INFO Awards
by Pete Prestipino
Voting Open for .INFO Awards
Afilias, the registry operator for the .Info domain extension, formally opened the 2009 .INFO Awards to ...
CNN.com Gets Major Overhaul: What We Can Learn
by Michael Phillips
CNN.com Gets Major Overhaul: What We Can Learn
CNN has released a redesign of their website and it is substantial. And when a property as valuable and ...
Virtual Product Shelves: Offers.com
by Pete Prestipino
Virtual Product Shelves: Offers.com
Website Magazine's upcoming (December) edition features fifty essential online destinations where ecommerce ...
What "Web Superstars" Won't Tell You (But We Will)
by Pete Prestipino
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Ready to put some serious thought into your Web business and push your limits? Good, because we're about to ...
Greasemonkey Scripts for Google Productivity
by Pete Prestipino
Greasemonkey Scripts for Google Productivity
Greasemonkey, a Mozilla Firefox extension that allows users to install a script that makes modifications to ...
KAYAK Provides Important Travel Industry Data
by Michael Phillips
KAYAK Provides Important Travel Industry Data
KAYAK, a travel comparison site has a wealth of data. And now it's open to anyone who wants it. Two features, ...
Bringing Back Scrollers With jQuery
by Pete Prestipino
Bringing Back Scrollers With jQuery
Remember scrollers? I do and have missed them terribly since they went out of design vogue. While there are ...
Trademark Insight (and action) at Adgooroo
by Pete Prestipino
Trademark Insight (and action) at Adgooroo
If you have invested the time and money trademarking your business name, you'll need to monitor that ...
SmartPhone Usage Report (Metrics from AdMob)
by Pete Prestipino
SmartPhone Usage Report (Metrics from AdMob)
Mobile advertising platform AdMob released its August 2009 Mobile Metrics Report. Examing the marketshare of ...
Defeating Chargebacks
by Pete Prestipino
Defeating Chargebacks
By Susan Petracco If you've ever shuffled through a stack of mail to come across a thick envelope labeled ...
The 4C's of Web Failure
by Pete Prestipino
The 4C's of Web Failure
By Michelle Kissinger Culture, Customers, Cost and Complexity Website design and development are highly ...
Web Profile: uTest
by Pete Prestipino
Web Profile: uTest
By Maureen Alley, Managing Editor uTest is a software testing company that provides companies with project ...
10 Steps to Generate More Leads
by Pete Prestipino
10 Steps to Generate More Leads
Is your website a lead generation machine? By Barry Harrison, Resolve Digital For professional service firms ...
Need Coffee? There's an App for That
by Maureen Alley
Need Coffee? There's an App for That
Earlier this month, Website Magazine reported on new data from eMarketer asserting that consumers have yet to ...
Top 50 Websites for 'Net Professionals
by Pete Prestipino
Top 50 Websites for 'Net Professionals
For someone in pursuit of Web success it is crucial to invest time and money on those resources that will ...
Elance Introduces Groups with Sponsored Companies
by Maureen Alley
Elance Introduces Groups with Sponsored Companies
Elance is a resource that provides opportunities for freelancers as well as companies looking to hire ...
The Anatomy of Linkbait
by Pete Prestipino
The Anatomy of Linkbait
The Elements of Social Content Success By Jordan Kasteler Linkbait refers to any piece of content created to ...
Findability Makeover: BJSpyAssociates.com
by Pete Prestipino
Findability Makeover: BJSpyAssociates.com
by Heather Lutze Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept it: Know Thy Competitor As a website owner, you ...
Selling Information
by Pete Prestipino
Selling Information
By Peter Prestipino, Website Magazine Editor-In-Chief Information defines the Internet age. From real-time ...
Zoho Discussions Arrives... In a Very Big Way
by Pete Prestipino
Zoho Discussions Arrives... In a Very Big Way
Zoho might just be the most interesting software/technology company around today - and it's only getting ...
Publisher Platform Enhanced at Tatto
by Pete Prestipino
Publisher Platform Enhanced at Tatto
At my last count there were over 300 advertising networks available These providers come in a number of ...
This is Your Website Magazine
by Pete Prestipino
This is Your Website Magazine
The Website Magazine editorial team has completed its November 2009 issue and that means the next issue (on ...
Keyword Meta Tags and Google
by Pete Prestipino
Keyword Meta Tags and Google
How much does Google use the keyword meta tag? Not at all according to a post today on the Webmaster Central ...
What's New With Noah (Classifieds)?
by Pete Prestipino
What's New With Noah (Classifieds)?
I've always had a special place in my virtual heart for classifieds. Perhaps it's my frugal nature or how ...
Reputation Management and Monitoring for Everyone
by Maureen Alley
Reputation Management and Monitoring for Everyone
Social media has turned traditional word-of-mouth on its head. Your customers can broadcast their thoughts of ...
Reading Up on Online Reputation Management
by Maureen Alley
Reading Up on Online Reputation Management
Managing online reputation is vital to any business, so you may be interested in reading more in-depth on the ...
Sell a Web-Powered Business
by Pete Prestipino
Sell a Web-Powered Business
With blood, sweat and tears, you've built your web business into a thriving moneymaker. Sure, you could keep ...
Come2Play Announces Virtual Currency
by Maureen Alley
Come2Play Announces Virtual Currency
Come2Play announced the release of virtual currency Tokens for use in its multiplayer gaming network. Tokens ...
Selling a Web-Powered Business
by Pete Prestipino
Selling a Web-Powered Business
Twelve Tips That Will Help You Achieve the Highest Possible Exit Price By Domenic Rinaldi With blood, sweat ...
Findability Makeover: TheChateauLoire.com
by Pete Prestipino
Findability Makeover: TheChateauLoire.com
Bonjour, Hello! Continuing my quest to help business owners increase their Findability (the ability for their ...
Internet Tax Battle Continues
by Pete Prestipino
Internet Tax Battle Continues
The Performance Marketing Alliance today announced the filing of a motion seeking leave to submit an amicus ...
Last Day for Free (30 Day) Livedrive Account
by Pete Prestipino
Last Day for Free (30 Day) Livedrive Account
Online backup and storage vendor LiveDrive last week announced a free trial of its service and that offer ...
In-Line Co-registration Hits the Market
by Pete Prestipino
In-Line Co-registration Hits the Market
If there is one area of business that continues to see innovation, it's online advertising. But being first ...
Turn Right On Usability Lane
by Pete Prestipino
Turn Right On Usability Lane
by Bryan Eisenberg How many times have you given directions but forget to leave out a small detail, or had ...
Bing Cashback: 6 Reasons to Get Started Now
by Michael Phillips
Bing Cashback: 6 Reasons to Get Started Now
Cashback started as a Microsoft Live Search offering in 2008. It gained some attention, but didn't really ...
Oracle & Open Calais: Discovering Meaning (Semantics) in Data
by Pete Prestipino
Oracle & Open Calais: Discovering Meaning (Semantics) in Data
Oracle and Thomson Reuters announced that the new Oracle Database 11g Release 2, Semantic Technologies will ...
Eight Great API's For Your Next Website or Application
by Pete Prestipino
Eight Great API's For Your Next Website or Application
What a Web you work on! Technology from a wide variety of companies and industries is freely available for ...
Online Shoppers Want Help Making Decisions
by Maureen Alley
Online Shoppers Want Help Making Decisions
Harris Interactive and IMShopping released a new survey that shows American consumers want the same ...
Media Monitoring With CyberAlert
by Pete Prestipino
Media Monitoring With CyberAlert
Media monitoring service CyberAlert released three new features and services today worthy of note. ...
TechSmith Releases Camtasia for Mac
by Pete Prestipino
TechSmith Releases Camtasia for Mac
Ask anyone that has done any screen recording and you'll quickly discover that there are really only a ...
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